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Snake alert! This ransomware is not a game…

January 13, 2020 0 Comments malware, Ransomware, snake

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 12:03:19 +0000

Looks like the Snake ransomware was created especially for network-wide attacks.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/e32ACZYmzXs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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7 tipos de virus: un breve glosario de ciberamenazas actuales

January 10, 2020 0 Comments actualidad, malware

Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 15:33:04 +0000

Técnicamente, este artículo trata sobre malware en general, no sobre un virus en particular. Estrictamente hablando, un virus se refiere a un tipo de malware que se propaga por sí mismo, por lo que una vez que está en tu sistema, puede infectar cientos o incluso miles de archivos en cada ordenador de tu red, […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/dGTDYl_HeKc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Ransomware pounces on California schools, Las Vegas trounces attack

January 10, 2020 0 Comments las vegas, malware, pittsburg, pittsburg unified school district, Ransomware, security threats

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 10:43:29 +0000

We’ll have one serving of whatever Las Vegas is eating and wish Pittsburg Unified School District good luck with getting unstuck.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ZYdKmx-4lMo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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REvil ransomware exploiting VPN flaws made public last April

January 8, 2020 0 Comments bad packets report, malware, pulse secure, Ransomware, revil, security threats, Sodinokibi, vpn, vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 12:39:53 +0000

Researchers report flaws, vendors issue patches, organisations apply them – and everyone lives happily ever after. Right? Wrong!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/FOp5i99FBQk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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‘Maze’ ransomware threatens data exposure unless $6m ransom paid

January 7, 2020 0 Comments Adobe, Adobe Flash, data breach, Internet Explorer, Ireland, Law & order, macros, malware, maze, Microsoft, Ransomware, security threats, southwire, word documents

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:35:29 +0000

US cable and wire manufacturer, Southwire, last week filed a civil suit against Maze’s mysterious makers in Georgia Federal court.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/jNMBVgsS2Wg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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A week in security (December 30 – January 5)

January 6, 2020 0 Comments A week in security, CISO, malware, skimmer, TikTok, week in security, weekly roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 17:20:25 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s most notable security stories and events, including new web skimmer techniques, an explanation of edge computing, and more.

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7 types of virus – a short glossary of contemporary cyberbadness

December 28, 2019 0 Comments banking trojan, data stealer, keylogger, malware, ram scraper, Ransomware, rat

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 21:30:37 +0000

Here’s a short list of 7 malware categories we hope you never encounter. Sadly, it’s not an exhaustive list… but it’s a helpful start.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/pb59riwiap0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Christmas malware uses “Support Greta Thunberg” as a lure

December 27, 2019 0 Comments christmas, emotet, malware, Spam, thunberg

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 17:43:15 +0000

You’re invited to a climate demonstration… but to find the time and place, you need to open an attachment. Don’t do it!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/TSrHFFcfOs4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Sextortionists return for Christmas – price goes down, threats go up

December 24, 2019 0 Comments Cybercrime, malware, Scam, sextortion, Spam, spyware

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 15:30:02 +0000

This follow-up sextortion demand, timed to align with Christmas, has a much more aggressive and menacing tone that last week’s version.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/9oxseBcWbcM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Gozi V3: tracked by their own stealth

December 24, 2019 0 Comments gozi, isfb, malware, SophosLabs Uncut, ursnif, visual basic

Credit to Author: sophoslabsbehavioural| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 09:00:32 +0000

Gozi, also known as Ursnif or ISFB, is a banking trojan which has been around for a long time and currently multiple variations of the trojan are circulating after its source code got leaked. Every variant that is distributed has interesting aspects, with Gozi version 3 the most eye-catching in the field of detection evasion. […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/LaetYrage7Q” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>